Retired Senior Master Sgt. Ralph F. McGrath

Retired Senior Master Sgt. Ralph F. McGrath, 2013 Delaware Air National Guard Honoree (U.S. Air Force photo)

Delaware National Guard 2012 Delaware Leadership Academy graduates

Delaware National Guard 2012 Delaware Leadership Academy graduates: L to R, back row: Capt. Linden L. Boyer III, Sgt. 1st Class Bernard Page Brooks II, Sgt. 1st Class Mark P. DelVecchio, Maj. Maria E. Freeman and Lt. Col. Trevor J. Fulmer. L to R, front row: Maj. Garland A. Pennington, Lt. Col. Frank A. Santore Jr., Tech. Sgt. Olivia S. Short, Maj. Lewis K. Urrutia and Lt. Col. Steven T. Willey., at their graduation ceremony held at Delaware Air National Guard Headquarters, New Castle, Del., October 14, 2012. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Nathan Bright)

Vice President Joe Biden departs Delaware for vice presidential debate in Kentucky

Vice President Joe Biden shakes hands with Col. Mike Feeley, commander, 166th Airlift Wing, Delaware Air National Guard, after he was greeted by Maj. Gen. Frank D. Vavala, The Adjutant General, Delaware National Guard (at left), then followed by Col. Feeley, Mr. John DiEleuterio, Director of Inter-Governmental Relations, Delaware National Guard, and Maj. Jeff Stowell, executive officer to the Adjutant General, Delaware National Guard, as he arrives at the New Castle Air National Guard Base, Delaware on October 11, 2012 to board Air Force Two for a flight to Lexington Blue Grass Airport, in Lexington, Ky., for tonight’s vice presidential debate in nearby Danville, Ky. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Benjamin Matwey)

Vice President Joe Biden departs Delaware for vice presidential debate in Kentucky

Vice President Joe Biden is greeted by Maj. Gen. Frank D. Vavala, The Adjutant General, Delaware National Guard, followed by Col. Mike Feeley, commander, 166th Airlift Wing, Delaware Air National Guard, Mr. John DiEleuterio, Director of Inter-Governmental Relations, Delaware National Guard, and Maj. Jeff Stowell, executive officer to the Adjutant General, Delaware National Guard, as he arrives at the New Castle Air National Guard Base, Delaware on October 11, 2012 to board Air Force Two for a flight to Lexington Blue Grass Airport, in Lexington, Ky., for tonight’s vice presidential debate in nearby Danville, Ky. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Nathan Bright)

The five Delaware Air National Guard Outstanding Airmen of the Year for FY 2011

Delaware Air National Guard Outstanding Airman of the Year: Senior Airman Desmond Overton, 166th Security Forces Squadron, a resident of Middletown, Del., on the flightline next to a row of C-130 aircraft at the New Castle ANG Base, Del., April 15, 2012. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Benjamin Matwey)

The five Delaware Air National Guard Outstanding Airmen of the Year for FY 2011

Delaware Air National Guard Outstanding Noncommissioned Officer of the Year: Staff Sgt. Jomarr Hatten, 166th Logistics Readiness Squadron, a resident of Newark, Del., on the flightline next to a row of C-130 aircraft at the New Castle ANG Base, Del., April 15, 2012. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Benjamin Matwey)